Entrance device for automobile-car bodies



M. WATANABE. ENTRANCE DEVICE FORAUTOMOBILE CAR BODIES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30, I920- Patented Aug. 9,1921.

JM 713W I short partition MASANORI WATANABE, OF TOKYO, JAPAN, ASSIGNOR T0 KYOKUTO 00., LTD, 01 TOKYO, JAPAN.

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J'IDOSI-IIA KOGYO ENTRANCE DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILE-CAR BODIES.

Application filed July 30,

T00 whom it may concern:

Be it known that MASANORI WATANABE, subject of the Emperor of Japan, residing at No. 39 Take-cho, Shitaya-ku, Tokyo,

Japan, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Entrance Devices for Automobile-Car Bodies, of which the following is a specification. V

This invention relates to an improved en-- trance device for automobile car bodies and the object of the invention is to provide a v interposed between the drivers and passengers seats and extending transversely between the side walls of the car body, doors being provided at the en-' trance provided in the side walls and each door having an external projection to abut and form a continuation of the end of the partition so as to render both seats readily accessible from one entrance and also to reduce the space required for the door. 7

My invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing which shows a lan view of an automobile 'car body according to the invention.

With reference to the drawing, (1) is drivers seat or front cushion on the car body, (3) is the passengers seat or rear cushion, (2) is the partition interposed between said cushions and (4) are step boards.

I As may be clearfrom the drawing, the partition (2) is arranged transversely across the longitudinal center line and spaced from both side walls (5) and (6) where each of the side walls is cutaway to form an entrance way on each side and a door (7) is hinged to the edge of cowl so as to allow the free end of said door to be continued, in closed position, to the edge of the rear side wall while the internal projection (8) of the door is abutted against the end of the partition. Thus, this invention is arranged to provide a common entrance way for both front and rear seats, to apply a single common door thereto in place of having independent 7 doors as in previous types of vehicles, and

Specification of Letters Patent.

- is closed.

1920. Serial No. 400,094.

sengers of the car or vehicle'to enteror depart from either the front or'rear seats,as

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desired. The projections 87 of the doors,

when the latter are closed form a continuation of the partition 2 formlng separateand v distinct apartments at the front and rear of the body in which the front and sides are located'respectively. If desired, the

projections 8 may be in the form of boxings for the reception of tools or other articles,

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention,-

what I claim is J V 1. In a vehicle, a body provided 'with an entrance opening, a door for said opening, a partition arranged in said body terminating inwardly of the plane of the entrance opening, seats arranged, on opposite sides of the partition, and means carried by said door forming a continuation of said partition when said door is closed. I

2. In a vehicle, a body provided with an entrance opening, a partition arranged in the body and terminating inwardly of the entrance opening, a door forlsaid opening, and a projection on said door forming a continuation of the 3. In a vehicle, a body provided with an entrance opening, a partition arranged in the body termlnating inwardly of the plane of the opening, a door for said opening, a pro ection on said door forming. when the latter is in closed position, a continuation of said partition, and seats arranged on oppo site sides of the partition and accessible .hrough the entrance opening.

the latter are closed, continuations of thepartition. 7

In testimony whereof he affixes his signa-, ture in the presence of two witnesses. V

MASANORI NATANABE. [1. s.] Witnesses:

GEUJI KURIBARA, S. WAKAO.

In a vehicle, a body lncludingside walls partition, when the door 

